Nozzle.



No. 627,777. Patented lune 2.7, i899.

H. H. GRTEB.,

NOZZLE.

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Patented .lune 27, |899. H. H. GORTER.

NZZLE (Application led Nov. 23, 1898.)

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5MM/Wo@ I NITED STATES lPATENT REICH.,

'HENRY 1r. GCRTER, or SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AssICNoR To MARY E.eoRTER, or SAME PLACE,

NOZZ LE.

s-PECTIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,777, dated June27, 1899. 'l

v.Application filed November 23, 1.8598.y Serial No. 697,287. (Nomodel.) i

To all whom t may concern: the nozzle-stand, and Fig. 10 is a lsectionof Be it known that l, HENRY H. GOR'IER, a thetop Vof the'stand. citizenofthe United States, residing at San Referring to the drawings,1represents the Francisco, in the County of San Francisco andnozzle-casing, comprising the central cylin- 5v 5 State of California,have invented certain new drical valve-chamber 2, the conoidal portionand useful Improvements in Nozzles, of which 3,1eadin g thereto, theinternally-threaded ring the following is a specication. 4, into whichthe end of ,the hose-section is My invention relates to improvements inscrewed,andthe conoidalportion 5,into which nozzles; and the object ofmy invention hasV the water emerges from the valve-chamber, 6o 1o beento provide a superior apparatus of this said portion being externallythreaded to supcharacter which will enable the water to be port thenozzle-mouth. v 4 easily shut off although under great pressure. Thecentral Chamber 2 may be open at one The device constructed by meforthis purside to permit the insertion of the valve 8, pose is superior inthe following respects: said side being Closed by a cap 9 and washer 65First, the working parts are inclosed in a 18, the opposite side of thecasing having al solid casing, so that they cannot be injured,Cylindrical depression or sleeve 10 apertured displaced, or jammed byblows, the only exto permit the passage therethrough of a stem posed oneof the working parts being the han- 11 on the end 12 of the valve. Saidvalve 8 dle, which is connected loosely to the other is closed at theends 12 13, open at the two 7o zo working parts, so that any blow on thehanopposite sides 14, and closed'y at the'other two dle would have noinjurious eifects on the opposite faces 15, except/fortwo apertures 16main working parts; secondly, the construe# in each of the said faces.One of the faces tion is a very powerful'one and can resist` 15 has itsupper and lower edges raised or great strain; thirdly, the valve shutsolf beveled, as shown at 17, to form seats for the 75 whichever way thehandle may be turned, so correspondingly-beveled edges 19 of thevalvethat the fireman does not have to think how plate 20, and inactual. construction, and for he should turn the handle to shutoff thevalve; convenienceof assembling the parts it is well fourthly, thedevice is provided with means to makerboth of the faces 15 alike iittedto d for indicating by the touch alone the position Ireceive the plate,and I have so shown them. 8o '3o ofthe valve; ifthly, the handle foroperating y1t will be understood, however, that the conthe valve, whilesufficiently long to give a good struction necessary to seat the plateneed only leverage, can be turned down into a position be applied to oneface. The valve-plate 2O in which it will not form any obstruction, asis formed of a rectangular portion of a cylinwhen mounting ladders, andwill not itself der of substantially the same'diameter as that 85 beliable to injury, and,'siXthly, by providing of the valve-chamber, sothat a'sthe .valve 8 a projection on the nozzle proper I avoid theturns-` the vouter surface of said plate lits necessity of strapping orotherwise fastening snugly within said chamber. When the valve down thenozzle to thel stand, thereby saving is turned a'quarter-revolution fromits positime. tion, as shown. in Fig.y 4,y the water passes 9o 4o In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is freely through the open sides 14,'ofthe valve;

a top plan View of the nozzle. Fig. 2 is aside but when Ithe valve isturned' into the posielevation of the same.' Fig. 3 is a longituditionlshown in Fig. 4the valve-plate is moved i nal section on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2. Fig. 4 slightly from its seat by the pressure on its is alongitudinal section on the line 4 4 of Fig. concave side, due to thewater-pressure trans- 95 1 as itY would appear when the valve-handlemitted through the apertures 1.6,andis pressed has been turnedthroughaquarterrevolution. rmly against ythe casing, as shown in Fig. 3,Fig. 5 is a similar View on the line 5 5 of Fig. closing the openinginto the portion of the 1. Fig. 6 is a transverse section on the linecasing. The passageef the stem 11 through l6 6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is adetail perspective the sleeve 10 is madewater-tight by means loo 5o viewof the valve. Fig. 8 is a similar view of of a cup-leather' or washer24, pressed tight the valve-plate. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of againstthe face of the casing by means of the nut 26,screwed into the casing,as shown at 27 ,and the water behind said washer presses it rmly againstsaid stem. The end of the stem ll is squared, as indicated by the dottedlines at 28 in Fig. 2, and upon said squared end is mounted a pointer29, the direction of which indicates the position of the valve. The sideof the casin g on which said pointer is placed has cast thereon theridges 30 in three directions at right angles and has also cast thereonat 3l the raised letter S, to which the pointer 29 extends when thevalve is shut. This construction is very useful for indicatingto thefireman lat night-time the position of the valve by touch alone.

The valve 3 has formed on its end a wormgear 33, with which meshes aworm 34 in a vertical cylindrical chamber 35 of the casing, securedtherein by means of a nut screwed into said casing, as shown at 37. Uponthe outstanding end 39 of said worm ispivotally mounted a crank-arm 40,carrying a handle 41. In use said handle is in the position shown inFigs. 2, 4, and 5-that is, directed away from the casing; but when notin use the handle is turned downward over the conical portion 3 of thecasing, as shown in Fig. l. To maintain the arm in either of these twopositions or in line with the worm, if desired, the inner end of the armis enlarged at the center, as shown at 43, to admit of its being boredlengthwise, and in said bore 44 is inserted a bolt 45, pressed outwardby a spring 46 into one or the other of. the three sockets 47.

The nozzle is constructed to be supported by a tubular stand 50, (shownin Fig. 9,) and for this purpose the casing l is formed with a foot 51,having a narrow shank 52 adapted to slide in a slit 53 in theupper endof said stand, in which end is a catch 54, secured on a spring-arm 55 insaid stand end and adapted to pass over said foot 5l when in position insaid slit, retaining it therein. Said catch may be withdrawn by means ofa link 56 and ring 57. The lower end of said stand instead of beingpointed, as is common, has an enlarged annular rim or foot 58. Thisgives a better hold'on an ordinary city pavement than a pointed stand,and the hose maybe equally well turned in any direction.

Upon the opposite sides of the stand 50 at any convenient height aresecured handles 59. Said handles are pivoted on said stem, so that theymay be turned down to occupy little space when not in use, land theyeach have formed integral therewith a semicylindrical shoe 60, adaptedto rest against the stand when the handles are extended horizontally foruse.

I claimy l. In a water-gate, the combination of the casing having awaterway therethrough and haying the valve and worm chamber axially atright angles to each other, the cylindrical valve in the valve-chamberand concentric therewith, its axis of rotation being at right angles tothe waterway, said valve carrying a worm-gear concentric with the valveand its chamber, and the worm in said wormchamber meshing with saidgear, substantially as described. v

2. In a water-gate, the combination of the casin g having the valve andWorm chambers axially at right angles to each other, the cylindricalvalve in the valve-chamber and concentric therewith, said valve carryinga wormgear entirely around and concentric with the valve and itschamber, and being adapted to rotate continuously in the same direction,and the worm in said worm-chamber meshing with said gear, substantiallyas described.

3. In a water-gate,the combination of the casing having the cylindricalvalve-chamber and the worm-chamber axially at right angles to saidchamber, the valve in saidchamber carrying a Wormgear, and having astem.

passed through the casing and carrying a pointer, the worm in saidworm-chamber meshing with the said gear, and the cap closing the openend of the valve-chamber, substantially as described.

4. Ina water-gate, the combination of the casing having the cylindricalvalve-chamber, the cylindrical valve in said chamber having a stempassed through the casing and carrying a pointer, the cap closing theopen end of said chamber, a rotating shaft and handle thereon for4operating the valve, and an operative connection between said shaft andvalve permitting said shaft to be rotated continuously in the samedirection to open and close said valve, substantially as described.

5. In a water-gate, the combination of the casing having the cylindricalvalve-chamber and having indicating protuberances on the end of saidchamber, and having also the worm-chamber axially at right angles tosaid valvechamber, the valve in said chamber car rying a worm-gear, andhaving a stem passed through the casing and carrying a pointer, the wormin said worm-chamber meshing with the said gear, and the cap closing theopen end of the valve-chamber, substantially as described.

6. In a water-gate, the combination of the casing having the cylindricalvalve-chamber and the worm-chamber axially at right angles thereto, thevalve in said valve-chamber carrying a worm-gear and having a stempassed through the casin g and carrying a pointer, the worm in saidworm-chamber meshingwith said gear, the cap closing the open end of thevalve chamber, the stem in said worm, the arm pivoted on said stemhaving a spring-actuated stop, and the nut closing said worm-chamberaround said stem, substantially as described.

7. In a water-gate, the combination of the casing having the cylindricalvalve-chamber and having indicating protuberances on the end of saidchamber, and having also the worm-chamber axially at right angles tosaid ICO IIO

valve-chamber, the valve in said chamber carA through the casing andcarrying a pointer, the worm in said worm-chamber meshing with saidgear, the cap closin gthe open end of the valve-chamber, the Istem insaid worm, the

Aarm pivoted on said stem having a springactuated stop, and the nutclosing said wormchamber around said stem, substantially as described.

8. The combination of a valve-easing having a valve-chamber, acontractedl neck leading to said chamber, and a worm-chamber on one sideof said neck, of a valve in said valvechamber oarryin g a worm-gear, aworm in said worm-chamber meshing with said gear, an arm extending fromthe end of the worm-stem and having its free end bent outwardly fromsaid stem, said arm being pivoted on an axis at right angles to saidstem, whereby the arni can be turned down to fit snugly upon saidcontracted neck, substantially as described.

9. In a nozzle, a casing having a straight waterway, and avvalveinterposed in said waterway, and having 'also a lug on one side thereof,said lug being arranged' parallel to said waterway and having anexpanded foot for holding the nozzle in a slotted stand, substantiallyas described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

f HENRY H. GORTER.

Witnesses: l

FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, CEAS. W. SMYTH.

